[Reader-list] To Taha Mehmood

[Pawan Durani]

Dear Taha,

It is unfortunate that you club RSS alongwith Lashkar. I am sure your
conciense would also call it unfair and biased.

Just because RSS is a Hindu organisation does not make it a sand bag for
others to punch.

Or what everyone else wants is that there should be NO organisation to
represent Hindu voice.

Regards

Pawan Durani
PS : I am not a member of RSS and neither intend to join it.





On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 3:42 AM, Taha Mehmood
<2tahamehmood at googlemail.com>wrote:

> Dear Sandeep
>
> Thank you for your mail.
>
> I am sorry but I do not think that I have necessary conceptual grasp
> to say any thing of significance in so far as the conduct of
> contemporary political organizations like Lashkar, Bajrang Dal or RSS
> or Sri Ram Sena or for that matter defunct political organizations
> like NASDAP or Bolsheviks is concerned.
>
> I can only say that I do not in any way, none what so ever,  ascribe
> or subscribe to their political views. I think these people are not
> responsible politicians, for in each and every case, they believe in
> the good of a few people rather than whole of the country.
>
> The reason I was involved with the issue of Lashkar and its renaming
> as JUD was because I am interested in the idea of -identity-. And
> through this instance of renaming I wanted to explore whether
> re-naming influences the imagination of a self or not.
>
> As far as the recent Mangalore incident is concerned. I think what has
> happened is terrible. One can only hope that due process of law is
> followed in not only bringing to the book all those people who
> committed this rather disgusting crime  but also making sure that they
> get due punishment.
>
> We are still getting news on Pramod Mutalik and his open admiration of
> Sadhvi Pragya Devi and his exhilaration on her role in Malegaon
> blasts, but there are many things that we do not know about him or his
> political activities. Hence I do not think that one can say much about
> him or his political organization at this point of time.
>
> However, if you feel that this story must be or could be read in some
> other fashion, then I think you should please share your
> interpretation with us on the reader list. It would be indeed nice to
> read an analysis that either goes against an interpretation which is
> manufactured by the media or builds upon it, in such a way that it
> produces new insight on Sri Ram Sena and Mutalik.
>
> Warm regards
>
> Taha
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